Cartier
Santos de Cartier
Why It Matters
The 1978 integrated-bracelet Santos that turned Cartier's 1904 aviation watch into a steel-and-gold status icon. It rode the integrated-bracelet sports-luxury wave of the 1970s but drew on Cartier's own exposed-screw heritage; it is distinct from the earlier leather-strapped Santos-Dumont.
Object Details
- Brand
- Cartier
- Family
- Santos
- Model
- Santos de Cartier
- Reference
- Santos de Cartier (1978)
- Production
- 1978–present
- Case
- ~29mm medium (also larger)
- Material
- Steel, steel-and-gold, or gold
- Movement
- Quartz or automatic (by era)
- Dial
- White/silver dial, Roman numerals, exposed bezel screws
- Complication
- Date on some references
- Bracelet
- Integrated bracelet with exposed screws
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